Open University

BA (Honours) dalam Manajemen Bisnis dan Jerman

Knowledge and understanding

You’ll be able to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of:

• The main concepts, theories and principles associated with business management.
• The ability to communicate fluently and appropriately with competent speakers of at least one language, in addition to English, in a broad variety of oral and written contexts, including academic ones, maintaining a high degree of grammatical accuracy and appropriate style.
• Aspects of the societies of the countries where your chosen language is spoken (including literature, cultures, linguistic contexts, politics, geography, and social and economic structures).
• Intercultural communicative competence, including a reasoned awareness and critical understanding of the cultures and societies associated with your chosen language and the ability to describe, analyse and evaluate the similarities and dissimilarities between cultures and societies and your own.

Cognitive skills

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Synthesise, critically evaluate and challenge information, arguments and assumptions from different sources, including current research and scholarship, by the theories, concepts and principles of business management.
• Select and apply your knowledge and understanding to a wide range of the principal professional skills, techniques, practices and/or materials associated with business management, including in contexts with a degree of unpredictability and/or specialism.
• Appreciate the potential uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge in business management.
• Make use of a wide variety of written, spoken and multimodal texts for different audiences in your chosen modern language and/or English, employing appropriate reading and listening strategies.
• Write texts of different types in your chosen language, following appropriate structures and conventions, including academic language, selecting and making critical use of written and spoken sources.
• Make spoken presentations on particular topics, using appropriate styles and techniques, and take part in a wide variety of spoken interactions in your chosen language, using appropriate discourse strategies.
• Interpret and critically evaluate evidence in the light of alternative explanations, arguments and theories.

Practical and/or professional skills

You’ll be able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Critically engage, as appropriate, with practical and professional skills and demonstrate an awareness of relevant responsible and ethical issues in business management.
• Gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, in English and your chosen modern language.
• Make independent judgements and construct coherent arguments, supported by evidence, and appropriately referenced.

Key skills

You’ll be able to:

• Identify, interpret and solve complex problems appropriate to business management.
• Use a combination of formal, logical planning processes and an understanding of context to identify relevant information and risks and be able to identify alternative strategies and resources.
• Collaborate with others to achieve joint outcomes, playing an active role in facilitating effective group interaction, influencing and/or leading as appropriate.
• Demonstrate the ability to independently find, critically evaluate and use a wide range of information, data or tools accurately in complex contexts.
• Adopt a wide range of numerical skills and digital practices (including the use of tools/resources), as appropriate to business management and language learning.
• Recognise and use effective learning strategies.

This degree has three stages, each comprising 120 credits:

• In Stage 1, you’ll study a 60-credit introductory business management module and two 30-credit language modules.
• Selanjutnya, di Tahap 2 , Anda akan mempelajari modul manajemen bisnis 60 kredit kedua dan modul bahasa Jerman 60 kredit.
• Terakhir, di Tahap 3 , Anda akan mempelajari modul manajemen bisnis 60 kredit terakhir dan modul bahasa Jerman 60 kredit lainnya.

Stage 1 (120 credits)

You'll choose one from:

• Exploring languages and cultures (L161)
• Introduction to German studies (beginners) (L103)

You'll study both of the following:

• An introduction to business and management (B100)
• German Studies 1 (intermediate) (L113)

Stage 2 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Shaping business opportunities (B207)
• German studies 2: language and culture of the German-speaking world (L223)

Stage 3 (120 credits)

You'll study both of the following:

• Strategic management (B302)
• German studies 3: language and culture of the German-speaking world (L333)

Assessment

Our assessments are all designed to reinforce your learning and help you show your understanding of the topics. The mix of assessment methods will vary between modules.

Computer-Marked Assignments

• Usually, a series of online, multiple-choice questions.

Tutor-Marked Assignments

• You’ll have a number of these throughout each module, each with a submission deadline.
• They can be made up of essays, questions, experiments or something else to test your understanding of what you have learned.
• Your tutor will mark and return them to you with detailed feedback.

End-of-Module Assessments

• The final, marked piece of work on most modules.
• Modules with an end-of-module assessment won’t usually have an exam.

Exams

• Some modules end with an exam. You’ll be given time to revise and prepare.
• You’ll be given your exam date at least 5 months in advance.
• Most exams take place remotely, and you will complete them at home or an alternative location.
• If a module requires you to take a face-to-face exam, this will be made clear in the module description, and you will be required to take your exam in person at one of our exam centres.

Keterampilan untuk pengembangan karir

Anda akan mengembangkan serangkaian keterampilan kerja, termasuk kemampuan untuk:

• Memahami fungsi bisnis utama seperti pemasaran, sumber daya manusia, manajemen informasi, akuntansi dan keuangan, serta operasi dalam konteks organisasi dan sosial yang lebih luas.
• Menyusun argumen yang beralasan dan mempertanyakan asumsi.
• Mengumpulkan, menganalisis, dan mengevaluasi informasi dan data secara kritis, menggunakan berbagai metode penelitian.
• Memahami sifat keterampilan dan perilaku kepemimpinan dalam organisasi.
• Berkomunikasi secara efektif, jelas dan akurat dengan orang lain.
• Memanfaatkan teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK) secara efektif.
• Kelola waktu dan bekerja secara mandiri dan sebagai bagian dari tim.
• Bertanggung jawablah atas pengembangan pribadi Anda, tetapkan tujuan yang realistis, dan penuhi tujuan Anda sendiri.
• Kelola dan motivasi diri Anda sendiri.
• Rencanakan, atur, dan prioritaskan pekerjaan Anda, evaluasi dan renungkan.

Relevansi karir

Keterampilan dan pengetahuan yang akan Anda kembangkan akan membekali Anda untuk mengikuti beberapa jalur karier dan diakui oleh para pemberi kerja sebagai sesuatu yang sangat berharga untuk pekerjaan di bidang manajemen dan bisnis. Pemahaman Anda terhadap bahasa lain dan budaya yang menggunakannya akan meningkatkan nilai tersebut – memperluas peluang Anda di pasar internasional. Kualifikasi dalam manajemen bisnis dengan bahasa tertentu dapat menghasilkan peluang di berbagai bidang seperti:

• Jabatan manajemen menengah dan senior di semua sektor.
• Periklanan dan pemasaran.
• Akuntansi.
• Sumber daya manusia.
• Perbankan, termasuk perbankan investasi.
• Penjualan dan eceran.
• Konsultasi manajemen.
• Jurnalisme bisnis.
• Transportasi dan logistik.
• Terjemahan dan interpretasi.
• Pengeditan dan penerbitan.

Karir lainnya

Para pemberi kerja ingin memanfaatkan kesadaran komersial yang ditawarkan oleh lulusan bisnis, karena meningkatnya globalisasi dan perubahan berkelanjutan dalam teknologi, komunikasi, layanan keuangan, dan distribusi barang dan jasa membuka peluang bisnis baru. Mereka menghargai pelamar yang dapat berkomunikasi dengan baik, menganalisis, mengevaluasi, dan menyajikan ide dan argumen secara efektif. Kesadaran ini juga dapat mengarah pada peluang di bidang spesialis yang berkaitan dengan pemberian bimbingan kepada manajer, seperti konsultasi manajemen atau jurnalisme bisnis. Jika Anda ingin bekerja sebagai penerjemah dalam bahasa pilihan Anda, gelar ini akan memungkinkan Anda untuk mengembangkan spesialis bisnis.

Banyak pekerjaan tingkat pascasarjana terbuka untuk lulusan disiplin apapun, terutama di bidang bisnis, keuangan, konsultasi manajemen dan sektor publik. Beberapa karir mungkin memerlukan studi lebih lanjut, pelatihan dan / atau pengalaman kerja di luar gelar Anda.

Dengan pendekatan unik kami terhadap pembelajaran jarak jauh, Anda dapat belajar dari rumah, kantor, atau saat bepergian.

Anda akan memiliki beberapa tenggat penilaian yang harus dipenuhi, tetapi selain itu, Anda bebas belajar pada waktu yang sesuai untuk Anda, menyesuaikan pembelajaran Anda dengan pekerjaan, keluarga, dan kehidupan sosial.

Untuk setiap modul, Anda akan menggunakan hanya sumber daya daring atau campuran materi daring dan cetak.

Setiap modul yang Anda pelajari akan memiliki situs web modul dengan

• Perencana belajar minggu demi minggu, memberi Anda panduan langkah demi langkah melalui studi Anda
• Materi kursus seperti bacaan, video, rekaman, dan aktivitas penilaian mandiri
• Forum modul untuk diskusi dan aktivitas kolaboratif dengan siswa lain
• Rincian setiap tugas dan tanggal jatuh temponya
• Sistem pemesanan tutorial, ruang tutorial online, dan detail kontak tutor Anda
• Versi daring dari beberapa materi dan sumber modul cetak.